WE STAY IN THE 50'S THROUGHOUT REST OF THE WEEK BUT NOTICE HOW THE NIGHTS DIP INTO THE 30'S. MOST OF US STRUGGLE WITH THE MASTER OF THE ART OF SAYING I'M SORRY. IT DOESN'T GET EASIER WITH AGE OR WITH YOUR CHILDREN AND TO HELP MAKE THE WORDS COME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH, AUTHOR NEIL MCNERNEY IS THE AUTHOR OF "HELPING OUT WITH HOMEWORK WITHOUT FREAKING OUT" APOLOGIZING GOES ACROSS THE BOARD. THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT HOMEWORK. THIS IS ABOUT TEACHING OUR KIDS THE ART OF THE APOLOGY. BECAUSE THE BIGGEST WAY THE KIDS ARE GOING TO LEARN FROM US IS OUR EXAMPLE. SO IF WE CAN APOLOGIZE AFTER WE MESS UP. AND IT COSTS YOU NOTHING TO APOLOGIZE AND IT MEANS SO MUCH TO THE OTHER PERSON, ESPECIALLY A CHILD. YES, SOMETIMES WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO SAVE FACE AND APOLOGIZING DOESN'T DO THAT BUT IT ALLOWS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO PEOPLE. WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT THEY HAVE ALREADY FIGURED OUT THAT WE DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING. THEY KNOW THAT AT ABOUT 3 OR 4 YEARS OLD. WE WANT TO HOLD ON TO THE FACT THAT WE DO BUT WHEN YOU STAY ART OF THE POLL APOLOGY THERE REALLY IS AN ART. ONE OF THE IDEAS IS DON'T APOLOGIZE FOR HURTING THEIR FEELINGS. Y0EU SEE THIS ALL THE TIME ON TV. I'M SORRY IF MY COMMENTS OFFENDED SOMEONE. YOU SHOULD APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR ACTIONS NOT WHETHER YOU HURT THE PERSON'S FEELING. SO NOT -- I'M SORRY I YELLED AT YOU. APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR ACTIONS. DON'T APOLOGIZE FOR THE FACT THAT THEY WERE TOO SENSITIVE AND THEIR FEELINGS WERE HURT. SO IF YOU YELLED YOU SAY I'M SORRY I YELLED AT YOU INSTEAD OF I'M SORRY MY YELLING HURT YOUR FEELINGS. BUT -- I'M SORRY I YELLED AT YOU BUT THEN WE ADD THAT -- BUT IF YOU WOULDN'T BE SO ANNOYING. BUT IF YOU HAD ONLY PICKED THAT UP THE FIRST TIME. THAT PUTS THE KIDS IN CHARGE OF OUR ACTIONS IF THEY BEHAVE PROPERLY, WE'LL BEHAVE PROPERLY. EN SO BEING ABLE TO SAY I'M SORRY I YELLED AT YOU. AND THEY BEEN STOP AND NOT ADD THE "BUT." IT'S SO HARD TO DO THAT. IT IS. YOU'RE ALSO SAYING USE THE FIRST PERSON NOT THIRD PERSON WHEN SPEAKING WITH YOUR CHILD. WE DO THIS THING THAT "DADDY'S SORRY OR MOMMY'S SORRY." WE'RE THE ONLY PEOPLE BESIDES POLITICIANS THAT TALK ABOUT OURSELVES IN THE THIRD PERSON. DON'T HIDE BEHIND THE ROLE THAT YOU HAVE. JUST SAY "I'M SORRY." I'M SORRY I DID THAT INSTEAD OF "MOMMY'S SORRY OR DADDY'S SORRY." IT ALLOWS MORE 06 A CONNECTION TO YOUR -- IT ALLOWS MORE OF A CONNECTION TO YOUR ROLE. AND IT SHOWS HOW TOAL ACT. ALLOWING THEM TO UNDERSTAND WE MAKE MISTAKES ALLOWS THEM TO

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